Q: WHAT YEAR DID SOLOMON BEGIN BUILDING THE TEMPLE?
A: IT DEPENDS WHAT CALENDAR YOU ARE USING!
On the Gregorian calendar (the one you might have on your wall) the year was 956 BC.
On the Hebrew calendar, sometimes called the biblical calendar, the year was 3091 AM.
RELATED VERSES
1 Kings 6:1 – And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month of Ziv, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 3:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
2 And he began to build on the second day of the second month in the fourth year of his reign.
YEAR 3091 am
956 BC
Holy Day | Start Day | End |
---|---|---|
Passover | Wed, Apr 2 | |
Unleavened Bread | Thurs, Apr 3 | Apr 9 |
Pentecost | Sun, May 25 | |
Trumpets | Sat, Sep 13 | |
Atonement | Mon, Sep 22 | |
Tabernacles | Sat, Sep 27 | Oct 3 |
Last Great Day (8th Day) | Sat, Oct 4 | |
THE ABOVE DATES ARE OBSERVED THE PREVIOUS EVENING, AFTER SUNSET |
Question | Answer |
---|---|
What 247 year period from creation? | 13 |
Which 19 year time cycle of the 13 in the 247 year period? | 163 |
What year in the 19 year time cycle? | 13 |
Hebrew Calendar Days | 355 |
Solar Calendar Days | 365 |
Difference between the solar and Hebrew calendars | -10 |
Difference between last year and present year | |
Last Year's Difference | 10 |
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Total # of Sabbaths
Solar Calendar
THE BELOW DATES REPRESENT THE SABBATHS OF EACH MONTH
Year 3091 AM (After Man)
Passover
Apr 2
Unleavened Bread
Apr 3
Apr 9
Pentecost
May 25
Feast of Trumpets
Sep 13
Day of Atonement
Sep 22
Feast of Tabernacles
Sep 27
Oct 3
Last Great Day
Oct 4
The above dates are observed the previous evening, after sunset
How many 247 Year Cycles
12
Hebrew Calendar
355
Solar Calendar
365
Which 19 year cycle
Seventh
Difference
-10
Last Year
2
Gregorian Calendar
Hebrew Calendar
Solar Calendar
Demonstration of Math
Previous YearThe below dates represent the sabbaths of each month
Next YearJan
4
Tev
14
3090
293
 
11
 
21
 
300
 
18
 
28
 
307
 
25
Shev
6
 
314
Feb
1
 
13
 
321
 
8
 
20
 
328
 
15
 
27
 
335
 
22
Adar
4
 
342
Mar
1
 
11
 
349
 
8
 
18
 
356
 
15
 
25
161228
363
 
22
Nisan
3
3091
5
 
29
 
10
 
12
May
3
 
15
 
47
 
10
 
22
 
54
 
17
 
29
 
61
 
24
Sivan
7
 
68
 
31
 
14
 
75
Jun
7
 
21
 
82
 
14
 
28
 
89
 
21
Tamm
5
 
96
 
28
 
12
 
103
Jul
5
 
19
 
110
 
12
 
26
 
117
 
19
Av
4
 
124
 
26
 
11
 
131
Aug
2
 
18
 
138
 
9
 
25
 
145
 
16
Elul
2
 
152
 
23
 
9
 
159
 
30
 
16
 
166
Sep
6
 
23
 
173
 
13
Tish
1
 
180
 
20
 
8
 
187
 
27
 
15
 
194
Oct
4
 
22
 
201
 
11
 
29
 
208
 
18
Chesh
6
 
215
 
25
 
13
 
222
Nov
1
 
20
 
229
 
8
 
27
 
236
 
15
Kis
4
 
243
 
22
 
11
 
250
 
29
 
18
 
257
Dec
6
 
25
 
264
 
13
Tev
2
 
271
 
20
 
9
 
278
955 BC
27
 
16
 
285
Jan
3
 
23
 
292
 
10
Shev
1
 
299
 
17
 
8
 
306
 
24
 
15
 
313
 
31
 
22
 
320
Feb
7
 
29
 
327
 
14
Adar
6
 
334
 
21
 
13
161277
341